- From: Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2024 09:30:49 +0100
- To: "WCAG 2.x issues list (public-wcag2-issues@w3.org)" <public-wcag2-issues@w3.org>
Following on from a conversation on an accessibility Slack today ... pondering if all the SMIL techniques https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Techniques/#smil are still actually relevant? Are there actual media players for use in web content that use SMIL? I remember doing one piece of SMIL back in the early 2000s, and back then it only worked in QuickTime player (the standalone one, not any embedded version of it). Is there any modern-day use of SMIL that is relevant? I *think* the technology may still be supported in specialised environments like POS/kiosk/digital signage, but admittedly I'm not overly familiar with those, and wonder if for the average web developer it may not be better to just deprecate/obsolete/hide these techniques, as they're just causing more confusion (i.e. "ok, this technique points back to the SMIL spec...but how do I actually use it?") P -- Patrick H. Lauke * https://www.splintered.co.uk/ * https://github.com/patrickhlauke * https://flickr.com/photos/redux/ * https://mastodon.social/@patrick_h_lauke
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